Information Services Manager-Sleepy Eye, MN (Data Engineering/Application Management)

Christensen Farms is one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye Minnesota our 50 year old company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns four feed mills manages 140000 sows on 44 farms and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. Our organization employs nearly 1000 people and maintains 1500 contract partnerships. We are an industry leader with a proven commitment to ethical practices food safety nutrition and ethical practices. Join our team!

Position Overview & Responsibilities

The Information Services Manager with responsibility for Application Management and Analytics will oversee the effective management of enterprise applications data analytics and business intelligence tools. This role involves ensuring the seamless operation integration and optimization of software applications while leveraging data insights to support strategic decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT management application lifecycle management and data analytics.

The position is also responsible for executing projects and technology deployments within the company as either part of a project team or as a project leader. This position will collaborate in the evaluation and deployment of long-term information strategies that continually improve our overall maturity. This role provides mentoring and supervision of technical staff and managed service providers.

From Our Manager

This is a great opportunity for you to grow in your IT leadership career and have an impact as we grow as an organization in the data science/engineering space. We have a great culture a single purpose and the support you need to be successful

-Hiring Manager

What You Will Do

Application Management:

• Oversee the lifecycle management of enterprise applications including deployment maintenance upgrades and decommissioning.
• Ensure applications are aligned with business needs and are effectively integrated with existing systems.
• Implement best practices for application security reliability and performance.
• Monitor and optimize application performance ensuring minimal downtime and efficient resource utilization.

Data Analytics and Business Intelligence:

• Lead the development and implementation of analytics and business intelligence strategies.
• Oversee the design development and deployment of data models reports dashboards and other analytics tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify key metrics KPIs and reporting requirements.
• Ensure data quality accuracy and consistency across all analytics platforms.
• Use data-driven insights to support business strategies and decision-making processes.

Leadership:

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team.
• Set clear performance goals conduct regular evaluations and provide constructive feedback.
• Work closely with business units to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements.
• Act as a liaison between IT and other departments ensuring alignment and effective communication.
• Manage relationships with IT vendors to ensure the most value possible is obtained in projects purchases and managed service agreements.
• Research tools disciplines and industry trends and recommend improvements for team or company consideration.
• Other duties assigned within the scope responsibility and requirements of the job.

What You Offer Us

• Minimum formal education required: Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Data Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT management application management or analytics.
• Strong knowledge of data analytics tools (e.g. Tableau Power BI SQL) and enterprise software systems (e.g. ERP CRM).
• Excellent project management skills with experience in Agile or similar methodologies.
• Clear concise and precise written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds including non-technical audiences.
• Strong solution-oriented approach to team problem solving.
• Ability to multi-task and to prioritize objectives anticipate situations and take quick action.
• Computer skills required: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Visio
• Strict adherence to company confidentiality and ethical standards.
• Pluses: Cloud technologies (Public Private Dedicated Hybrid); Knowledge of data governance and data management best practices; Certification in ITIL PMP or relevant analytics tools; Continuous Improvement tools experience; Experience working in an agricultural business particularly the swine industry.

What We Offer You

• A strong leadership career track with excellent opportunities to develop and grow.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision a flexible spending account (FSA) life insurance short-term disability long-term disability a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid time off bank an employee assistance program (EAP) and more.
• Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways---including feed programs that support local farms food shelf programs food support for veterans agriculture education and promotion FFA/4H support charitable contributions etc.
• A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety animal welfare and for living its core values every day--respect integrity excellence adaptability and innovation.
• A culture that fosters employee growth hybrid work options promotion from within and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.
• The targeted base pay range for this role is: $120000 to $170000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge skills and experience.

Reports to:

Director IT

Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race color ancestry religion gender national origin pregnancy sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status.

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Required Experience:

Manager